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CHL Roster Rules

SKATERS:Rookie - A skater who has played 25 or less Pro Games is considered a rookie and qualifies for the Rookie of the Year award.Development - A skater who has played 128 or less Pro Games is still considered a development player.Tweener - A tweener is a player who has played between 129-299 Pro games.Veteran - Once a skater has played more then 300 Pro games he is considered a veteran.

Professional games include games from the following leagues:North American Leagues:

NHL

AHL

ECHL

CHL

IHL

UHL

European Leagues:

Tipsport Extraliga (Czech Republic)

SM-Liiga (Finland)

Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany)

Superliga (Russia)

T-Com Extraliga (Slovakia)

Elitserien (Sweden)

Nationalliga A (Switzerland)

GOALIES: (Goalies count for Devleopment but not for Vets)Rookie - A goaltender is considered a Rookie if they have played less then 1,500 (25 full games) mins in North American Pro Hockey.Development - A goaltender is considered a Development player if they have played less then 7,680 (128 full games) mins in North American Pro Hockey.Tweener - A Tweener goaltender is a tender that has played between 7,681 & 17,999 mins of North American Pro Hockey.Veteran - When a goaltender has played more then 18,000 (301 full games) mins of North American Pro Hockey he is then considered a veteran.

ROOKIE & VET RULES:Rookies - Every team in the CHL must carry a minimum of 5 rookie players.Veterans - No team in the CHL can carry more then 6 veteran players on the team at one time excluding goaltenders. One of the 6 veteran players must be a vet that played on the team in the previous season (so 5 new vets per season). So a team could technically have 8 veteran players if you were to count the goalies.

INJURED RESERVE:7-Day - Each team in the league is allowed to put 1 players on the 7-Day IR. This player does not count towards the active roster (salary cap).10-Day - Each team in the league is allowed to put 2 players on the 10-Day IR. These players do not count towards the active roster (salary cap).30-Day - Each team in the league is allowed to put 2 players on the 30-Day IR. These players do not count towards the active roster (salary cap).Goaltender - Each team is allowed 2 goaltender IR spots. These players do not count towards the active roster (salary cap).Season Ending - Each team in the league is allowed to put and unlimited amount of players on the Season Ending IR. Any player on the Season Ending IR can not be activated at any time during the regular season or the playoffs. These players do count towards the salary capTeam Suspension - Each team in the league is allowed to put and unlimited amount of players on Team Suspension. A team that puts a players on TS has 45 days to either waive, trade or re-activate the player.

ROSTER SIZE:
CHL teams are only allowed to have 19 players signed at a time. 18 players are allowed to dress per game. 16 Skaters & 2 Goalies

SALARY CAP:
Each CHL team is allowed a max Salary Cap of $11,000, plus team is permitted to spend additional $1,000
per week for any player purpose at their discretion.
Each CHL team must have a minimum Salary Cap of $8,400 per week.
The minimum pay is $345 per week for a player with less than 25 games pro experience, $390 for those over it. All NHL/AHL contracted players are recorded at $525 per week on the CHL roster.

PROTECTED LIST/QUALIFYING OFFERS:
Any player who was placed on a team's protected list at the end of the previous season and was extended a qualifying offer by the CHL team remains the property of that CHL team for the entire season. If that player elects to sign in another league, then return to the CHL during the season, the player is only allowed to negotiate with the CHL team that protected his rights.